Foreign adoptions 中國停止外國人收養中國兒童

新聞摘要：

中國外交部上週四宣布，不再將中國兒童送往國外收養，這給目前正在經歷這過程的家庭帶來了不確定性。

China has announced that it is ending the practice of allowing children to be adopted overseas, bringing uncertainty to families currently going through the process.

中國宣佈將結束允許兒童在國外收養的做法，這給目前正在經歷這過程的家庭帶來了不確定性。

At least 150,000 Chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades. More than 82,000 have gone to the US, a greater number than anywhere else in the world.

過去三十年來，至少有15萬名中國兒童在國外被收養。超過 82,000 人前往美國，這數字超越世界其他任何地方。

Since the early 1990s, China has sent tens of thousands of adoptees overseas, with about half arriving in the United States as its draconian one-child policy forced many families to abandon children, especially girls and babies with disabilities.

自1990年代初以來，中國已將數萬名被收養者送往海外，其中約一半到達美國，因為嚴厲的一胎化政策迫使許多家庭拋棄兒童，特別是女孩和殘疾嬰兒。

But in recent decades, as China’s economy boomed and births slowed, international adoptions of Chinese children have declined in number. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, they have largely been on hold.

但近幾十年來，隨著中國經濟的繁榮與出生率緩慢，中國兒童在國際收養人數有所下降。自新冠肺炎疫情爆發以來，他們基本上一直被擱置。

Now the Chinese government is officially ending the program which it said is in line with the spirit of international agreements, but also comes as officials try to reverse the country’s sharply declining birthrates and avert a looming demographic crisis.

現在中國政府正式結束國際收養計畫，它表示，該計畫符合全球趨勢，但也伴隨著下降的出生率，並避免迫在眉睫的人口危機。

China’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that no more Chinese children would be sent abroad for adoption. The only exceptions will only allow foreign nationals who are relatives to adopt Chinese children.

中國外交部週四宣布，不再將中國兒童送往國外收養。唯一的例外是只允許有親屬關係的外國人收養中國兒童。

💡參考內容: CNN,BBC

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